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Turkey bans tattoos, piercings in schools Turkey's Islamic-rooted government has banned pupils from wearing tattoos or body piercings in schools.

29 сентября 2014

Kazakhstani swimmer Dmitriy Balandin wins 3 gold medals at Asian Games Kazakhstani swimmer Dmitriy Balandin has become the champion of the Asian Games in Men's 50m Breaststroke.

27 сентября 2014

Indonesian parliament to vote on controversial election plan Indonesia's parliament was set to decide whether to scrap the direct election of local leaders.

25 сентября 2014

Hungary passes new law helping borrowers, hitting banks Hungary's parliament adopted a law compelling banks to pay compensation to borrowers hit by past interest rate hikes on loans deemed unfair by authorities.

25 сентября 2014

Kazakhstan Majilis ratifies migrant readmission agreement with Switzerland Kazakhstan's Majilis has approved the draft law ratifying the agreement between Kazakhstan and Switzerland on readmission of persons residing without authorization.

23 сентября 2014

Turkey lifts ban on headscarves at high schools The Turkish government announced it was lifting a ban on female students wearing the Islamic headscarf at high schools.

23 сентября 2014

New Zealand PM pushes flag change after election win New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said he would press ahead with plans to hold a referendum to change the national flag following his election triumph.

22 сентября 2014

Spain's Catalan parliament approves independence vote law Catalonia's regional parliament passed a law that its leaders say will authorise them to hold a non-binding "consultation" on independence from Spain.

20 сентября 2014

Ecuador gay couples allowed to register partnerships After years of political battles, gay couples in Ecuador lined up to register their unions on their national identity cards like heterosexual couples.

16 сентября 2014

'We love you, don't go', London rally tells Scotland Thousands gathered in London to urge Scottish voters to reject independence and stay in the United Kingdom in a landmark referendum in three days' time.

16 сентября 2014

Gay marriage set to make grand US Supreme Court return The US Supreme Court this week made plans toward revisiting gay marriage.

13 сентября 2014

Kazakhstan looks to ban gay 'propaganda' and identify gays by searching for degeneratism in their DNA Kazakhstan activists urged the Kazakh Parliament to ban gay propaganda and prohibit the people known to be gay from holding public offices and serving in the army.

13 сентября 2014

New EU sanctions against Russia take effect New European Union sanctions targeting Russia came into force.

12 сентября 2014

If Scotland independence recognised, Crimea wants the same Crimea's Kremlin-loyal leader said that if the world recognises an independent Scotland, then it should also offer similar to Crimea.

10 сентября 2014

New memorial to honour Poles who saved Jews from Holocaust Poles who saved Jews during the Holocaust will be honoured with a new memorial in the Polish capital Warsaw paid for by the children of survivors.

09 сентября 2014

Russia could restrict airspace in sanctions battle: PM Russia will retaliate against a new round of Western sanctions over Ukraine and may block flights through its airspace.

08 сентября 2014

Poroshenko says Ukraine ceasefire plan to be signed Friday Ukraine said it was poised to strike a Kremlin-backed ceasefire deal with rebel leaders after five months of conflict.

05 сентября 2014

UN voices 'serious concern' on human rights in Thailand The United Nations said it was "seriously concerned" about growing restrictions on human rights activists in Thailand.

03 сентября 2014

Second poll shows jump in support for Scottish independence A second poll showed support for Scottish independence rising from the historic referendum, more than halving the lead of the anti-independence camp.

02 сентября 2014

China announces national 'Martyrs' Day': report Chinese lawmakers have approved a national day to commemorate people who died in wars resisting foreign invaders.

01 сентября 2014

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